Director/PDMR Shareholding

Phytopharm PLC
06 August 2007


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1.

(1)     An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to
shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2)     An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to
the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and
24.

(3)     An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a
director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1
to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4)     An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete
boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.


Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.

  1.  Name of the issuer                   2.  State whether the notification
                                               relates to (i) a transaction
                                               notified in accordance with DR
                                               3.1.4R(1)(a); or

      PHYTOPHARM PLC                           (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a
                                               disclosure made in accordance
                                               with section 324 (as extended by
                                               section 328) of the Companies Act
                                               1985; or
                                               (iii) both (i) and (ii)

                                               NOTIFICATION RELATES TO (iii)

  3.  Name of person discharging           4.  State whether notification
      managerial responsibilities/             relates to a person connected
      director                                 with a person discharging
                                               managerial responsibilities/
                                               director named in 3 and identify
                                               the connected person

      MR PIERS MORGAN                          AS 3 ABOVE

  5.  Indicate whether the notification    6.  Description of shares (including
      is in respect of a holding of the        class), debentures or derivatives
      person referred to in 3 or 4 or in       or financial instruments relating
      respect of a non-beneficial              to shares:
      interest

      AS 3 ABOVE                               OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 1
                                               PENCE EACH

  7.  Name of registered shareholder(s)    8.  State the nature of the
      and, if more than one, the number        transaction
      of shares held by each of them

  9.  Number of shares, debentures or     10.  Percentage of issued class
      financial instruments relating to        acquired (treasury shares of that
      shares acquired                          class should not be taken into
                                               account when calculating
                                               percentage)

 11.  Number of shares, debentures or     12.  Percentage of issued class
      financial instruments relating to        disposed (treasury shares of that
      shares disposed                          class should not be taken into
                                               account when calculating
                                               percentage)

 13.  Price per share or value of         14.  Date and place of transaction
      transaction

 15.  Total holding following             16.  Date issuer informed of
      notification and total percentage        transaction
      holding following notification
      (treasury shares of that class
      should not be taken into account
      when calculating percentage)


If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes

 17.  Date of grant                               18.  Period during which or
                                                       date on which it can be
                                                       exercised

      3 AUGUST 2007                                    3 AUGUST 2009 TO 
                                                       2 AUGUST 2017

 19.  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of     20.  Description of shares or
      the option                                       debentures involved
                                                       (class and number)

      NIL                                              65,000 PHYTOPHARM PLC
                                                       ORDINARY 1 PENCE SHARES

 21.  Exercise price (if fixed at the time of     22.  Total number of shares or
      grant) or indication that price is to be         debentures over which
      fixed at the time of exercise                    options held following
                                                       notification

      ONE PENCE PER SHARE                              315,000

 23.  Any additional information                  24.  Name of contact and
                                                       telephone number for
                                                       queries

      THE OPTION IS SUBJECT TO PERFORMANCE             ZOE MCGOWAN
      CONDITIONS MEASURING THE COMPANY'S TOTAL         01480 437697
      SHAREHOLDER RETURN (TSR) AGAINST THE TSR
      OF THE FTSE SMALLCAP INDEX COMMENCING ON
      THE GRANT DATE.
                                                       

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making
notification

___ZOE MCGOWAN_________________________________________________________

Date of notification _6 AUGUST 2007____________________________________
                               




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